Declaration of Phulbari Grand Rally By Kallol Mustafa, 30 December, 2014 National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports at a rally at Nimtola in Phulbari upazila under the district yesterday warned of tough programmes if their demands were not met within January 31 of the year ahead. The demands include arrest of Gary Lye, chief executive …
Verdict in London meeting about Corporate Plundering of the Energy and Power Sector in Bangladesh By Raaj Manik On a sunny Sunday, the 28th of September 2014, the Bangladeshi community organisers and environmental campaigners have made it explicit once again that Bangladeshis will not tolerate any corporate plundering of the Energy and Power Sector in Bangladesh. In a packed meeting …
Uganda: Rights at Risk in New Mining Region | Human Rights Watch “(Kampala) – Uganda’s nascent mining industry could do more harm than good for indigenous people unless the government makes reforms and mining companies start respecting rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Uganda’s government has promoted private investment in mining in the remote northeastern Karamoja …
The Guardian Online has recently published an interesting audio slideshow detailing the impact of climate change on refugees and Bangladesh. The article is entitled, `Bangladesh’s climate refugees: ‘it’s a question of life’ – audio slideshow’ and the introduction to the article states: Many Bangladeshis have relocated from the vanishing island of Kutubdia in the Bay of Bengal to Cox’s Bazaar. …
Coal play: inside the GCM Resources AGM, 20 December 2012 Read the full report on the London Mining network website at: http://londonminingnetwork.org/2012/12/coal-play-inside-the-gcm-resources-agm-20-december-2012/ Report and reflection by Richard Solly, London Mining Network Yesterday was nearly the shortest day, and the weather in London was heavy, grey and wet, and inside the GCM Resources AGM everyone felt gloomy. Company Chairman Gerard …
